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76) Musically, Sword & Sorcery is a metal aesthetic, but what you remember are the soundtracks.
Fantasy and S&S were huge aesthetic inspirations to many heavy metal bands, and still are, but when you think S&S music you tend to gravitate toward Basil Poledouris' score for CONAN THE BARBARIAN.
Fantasy and S&S were huge aesthetic inspirations to many heavy metal bands, and still are, but when you think S&S music you tend to gravitate toward Basil Poledouris' score for CONAN THE BARBARIAN.
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
76) Musically, Sword & Sorcery is a metal aesthetic, but what you remember are the soundtracks.
Fantasy and S&S were huge aesthetic inspirations to many heavy metal bands, and still are, but when you think S&S music you tend to gravitate toward Basil Poledouris' score for CONAN THE BARBARIAN.
Fantasy and S&S were huge aesthetic inspirations to many heavy metal bands, and still are, but when you think S&S music you tend to gravitate toward Basil Poledouris' score for CONAN THE BARBARIAN.
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79) The talking sword is not the problem.
The problem is how to develop the setting and story in such a way that the talking sword is not what takes people out of their suspension of disbelief. The talking sword needs to make narrative sense. It needs to be a character.
The problem is how to develop the setting and story in such a way that the talking sword is not what takes people out of their suspension of disbelief. The talking sword needs to make narrative sense. It needs to be a character.
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
79) The talking sword is not the problem.
The problem is how to develop the setting and story in such a way that the talking sword is not what takes people out of their suspension of disbelief. The talking sword needs to make narrative sense. It needs to be a character.
The problem is how to develop the setting and story in such a way that the talking sword is not what takes people out of their suspension of disbelief. The talking sword needs to make narrative sense. It needs to be a character.
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86) Star Wars Is Not Sword & Sorcery And (Probably) Never Will Be
All jokes about space wizards and laser swords aside, the reason why Star Wars is not Sword & Sorcery is fundamentally an issue of tone, not content. It's a space fantasy that leans into the space setting.
All jokes about space wizards and laser swords aside, the reason why Star Wars is not Sword & Sorcery is fundamentally an issue of tone, not content. It's a space fantasy that leans into the space setting.
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
86) Star Wars Is Not Sword & Sorcery And (Probably) Never Will Be
All jokes about space wizards and laser swords aside, the reason why Star Wars is not Sword & Sorcery is fundamentally an issue of tone, not content. It's a space fantasy that leans into the space setting.
All jokes about space wizards and laser swords aside, the reason why Star Wars is not Sword & Sorcery is fundamentally an issue of tone, not content. It's a space fantasy that leans into the space setting.
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91) ABELAR: TALES OF AN ANCIENT EMPIRE isn't a sequel, it's cinematic malfeasance.
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
91) ABELAR: TALES OF AN ANCIENT EMPIRE isn't a sequel, it's cinematic malfeasance.
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94) Sword & Sorcery != Sword & Sandal, and vice versa.
I know this is a point of confusion for many people, especially as some peplum films have fantasy elements. Generally speaking, if it's starring Hercules, not S&S. If it's got a wizard, it is S&S. This has been a Public Service Announcement.
I know this is a point of confusion for many people, especially as some peplum films have fantasy elements. Generally speaking, if it's starring Hercules, not S&S. If it's got a wizard, it is S&S. This has been a Public Service Announcement.
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
94) Sword & Sorcery != Sword & Sandal, and vice versa.
I know this is a point of confusion for many people, especially as some peplum films have fantasy elements. Generally speaking, if it's starring Hercules, not S&S. If it's got a wizard, it is S&S. This has been a Public Service Announcement.
I know this is a point of confusion for many people, especially as some peplum films have fantasy elements. Generally speaking, if it's starring Hercules, not S&S. If it's got a wizard, it is S&S. This has been a Public Service Announcement.
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97) Red Sonja's enforced chastity was not a good idea.
Like her chainmail bikini, it became a distinguishing part of her character, but it became a very misogynist constraint compared to male peers.
Like her chainmail bikini, it became a distinguishing part of her character, but it became a very misogynist constraint compared to male peers.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
97) Red Sonja's enforced chastity was not a good idea.
Like her chainmail bikini, it became a distinguishing part of her character, but it became a very misogynist constraint compared to male peers.
Like her chainmail bikini, it became a distinguishing part of her character, but it became a very misogynist constraint compared to male peers.
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98) The homoerotic potential of Conan the Cimmerian remains largely unexplored.
This probably shouldn't surprise anybody, but for all the accusations about the potential appeal of musclebound mostly-naked barbarians to certain demographics, it has generated relatively little content.
This probably shouldn't surprise anybody, but for all the accusations about the potential appeal of musclebound mostly-naked barbarians to certain demographics, it has generated relatively little content.
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
98) The homoerotic potential of Conan the Cimmerian remains largely unexplored.
This probably shouldn't surprise anybody, but for all the accusations about the potential appeal of musclebound mostly-naked barbarians to certain demographics, it has generated relatively little content.
This probably shouldn't surprise anybody, but for all the accusations about the potential appeal of musclebound mostly-naked barbarians to certain demographics, it has generated relatively little content.
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99) Necromancy is a vibe.
Games have tended to standardize and stratify what magic is and what it can do, but in the original stories things are far less well delineated. There is the implication of occult laws and requirements, but Howard, Moore, Moorcock, et al. were writing stories, not systems.
Games have tended to standardize and stratify what magic is and what it can do, but in the original stories things are far less well delineated. There is the implication of occult laws and requirements, but Howard, Moore, Moorcock, et al. were writing stories, not systems.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
99) Necromancy is a vibe.
Games have tended to standardize and stratify what magic is and what it can do, but in the original stories things are far less well delineated. There is the implication of occult laws and requirements, but Howard, Moore, Moorcock, et al. were writing stories, not systems.
Games have tended to standardize and stratify what magic is and what it can do, but in the original stories things are far less well delineated. There is the implication of occult laws and requirements, but Howard, Moore, Moorcock, et al. were writing stories, not systems.
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104) A change is as good as a rest
Not every Sword & Sorcery hero needs to face down an increasingly dire supernatural threat in every outing. Solomon Kane would beat up slavers in one story and strange but seemingly natural bird-men in another. Variety is good.
Not every Sword & Sorcery hero needs to face down an increasingly dire supernatural threat in every outing. Solomon Kane would beat up slavers in one story and strange but seemingly natural bird-men in another. Variety is good.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
104) A change is as good as a rest
Not every Sword & Sorcery hero needs to face down an increasingly dire supernatural threat in every outing. Solomon Kane would beat up slavers in one story and strange but seemingly natural bird-men in another. Variety is good.
Not every Sword & Sorcery hero needs to face down an increasingly dire supernatural threat in every outing. Solomon Kane would beat up slavers in one story and strange but seemingly natural bird-men in another. Variety is good.
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106) S&S heroes are defined by the threats they face and overcome.
Villains need as much careful build-up as heroes do, because a villain without buildup is nothing. Thulsa-Doom and Conan never meet, yet the build-up of their respective characters is such that we anticipate that clash.
Villains need as much careful build-up as heroes do, because a villain without buildup is nothing. Thulsa-Doom and Conan never meet, yet the build-up of their respective characters is such that we anticipate that clash.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
106) S&S heroes are defined by the threats they face and overcome.
Villains need as much careful build-up as heroes do, because a villain without buildup is nothing. Thulsa-Doom and Conan never meet, yet the build-up of their respective characters is such that we anticipate that clash.
Villains need as much careful build-up as heroes do, because a villain without buildup is nothing. Thulsa-Doom and Conan never meet, yet the build-up of their respective characters is such that we anticipate that clash.
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107) "Barbarian" is pejorative.
The idea of what barbarian means and how it is used has changed considerably over the last century. People did not think of themselves as barbarians in history, it was an insult; Robert E. Howard's use of it has strongly shifted the meaning. How will you use it?
The idea of what barbarian means and how it is used has changed considerably over the last century. People did not think of themselves as barbarians in history, it was an insult; Robert E. Howard's use of it has strongly shifted the meaning. How will you use it?
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
107) "Barbarian" is pejorative.
The idea of what barbarian means and how it is used has changed considerably over the last century. People did not think of themselves as barbarians in history, it was an insult; Robert E. Howard's use of it has strongly shifted the meaning. How will you use it?
The idea of what barbarian means and how it is used has changed considerably over the last century. People did not think of themselves as barbarians in history, it was an insult; Robert E. Howard's use of it has strongly shifted the meaning. How will you use it?
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108) Sword & Sorcery is not military SF with necromancy
This is a fine distinction. S&S often includes battles, aspects of military life, and soldiers. The attitude is usually very different, because contemporary military SF follows different emphasis than S&S, although there is some overlap.
This is a fine distinction. S&S often includes battles, aspects of military life, and soldiers. The attitude is usually very different, because contemporary military SF follows different emphasis than S&S, although there is some overlap.
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
108) Sword & Sorcery is not military SF with necromancy
This is a fine distinction. S&S often includes battles, aspects of military life, and soldiers. The attitude is usually very different, because contemporary military SF follows different emphasis than S&S, although there is some overlap.
This is a fine distinction. S&S often includes battles, aspects of military life, and soldiers. The attitude is usually very different, because contemporary military SF follows different emphasis than S&S, although there is some overlap.
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109) Rage is not the defining trait of barbarians.
Despite what D&D might tell you. Consider Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp's WOLFSKIN. Beserkers were specialists, and it wasn't pleasant. Steroidal frenzies are the exception, not the rule, even in Howardian fiction.
Despite what D&D might tell you. Consider Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp's WOLFSKIN. Beserkers were specialists, and it wasn't pleasant. Steroidal frenzies are the exception, not the rule, even in Howardian fiction.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
109) Rage is not the defining trait of barbarians.
Despite what D&D might tell you. Consider Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp's WOLFSKIN. Beserkers were specialists, and it wasn't pleasant. Steroidal frenzies are the exception, not the rule, even in Howardian fiction.
Despite what D&D might tell you. Consider Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp's WOLFSKIN. Beserkers were specialists, and it wasn't pleasant. Steroidal frenzies are the exception, not the rule, even in Howardian fiction.
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Impregnate your local demon girl. What could possibly go wrong?
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Impregnate your local demon girl. What could possibly go wrong?
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the men who watch men
happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
the men who watch men
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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Heya please share this around. Bunster could really use your help (urgent)
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Heya please share this around. Bunster could really use your help (urgent)
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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someone see if Kissinger is in the emails and we can make this one so much funnier
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
someone see if Kissinger is in the emails and we can make this one so much funnier
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Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
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saruman participated in nofap november
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
saruman participated in nofap november
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It's a hell of a thing for pornhub to go "actually fetishizing older women is problematic :/" as we're square in a national moment of realizing basically every cis man of even moderate import in the country has desperately wanted to rape children for decades
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It's a hell of a thing for pornhub to go "actually fetishizing older women is problematic :/" as we're square in a national moment of realizing basically every cis man of even moderate import in the country has desperately wanted to rape children for decades
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day